COVENTRY CITY'S summer recruits met their new team-mates for the first time today as Chris Coleman's squad reported back for pre-season training.

But Wolves striker Freddy Eastwood was a notable absentee after a last-minute hitch in the £1million deal that would have ended his Molineux misery.

And the Sky Blues are now seeking an attacking alternative with out-of-contract Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison and Southampton's Grzegorz Rasiak their prime targets.

The Eastwood deal was scuppered by the Welsh international's personal demands. "We agreed terms with Wolves and Chris met with Freddy last week to discuss personal terms," said Ranson.

"We agreed what I would consider to be a very attractive four-year contract but unfortunately the deal collapsed because of money the player is legally entitled to under the terms of his contract at Wolves.

"We are now searching high and low for a proven goalscorer in the Championship."

It is understood that 24-year-old Eastwood was holding out for the signing-on fee included in the package when he moved from Southend to the Midlands.

Coventry offered to pay half the sum but Wolves were unwilling to match that gesture and Eastwood insisted on the full amount.

The Sky Blues reported to the Ricoh Arena with their passports and set off on a flight to Austria for week-long training camp.

It is understood that the Sky Blues have already opened negotiations with Southampton about Rasiak, who spent a spell on loan at Bolton last season.

But one-time Birmingham favourite Morrison, who notched 16 goals last term, is keen to move back to the Midlands and would relish the opportunity to hook up with Coleman, a former team-mate at Selhurst Park.